A Literary Detective in Novel 'Something Rotten'

By Linda Wertheimer

Published August 7, 2004 at 6:00 PM HST

Jasper Fforde's 'Something Rotten' is his latest foray into blending the real and the literary.

Linda Wertheimer

As NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer travels the country and the globe for NPR News, bringing her unique insights and wealth of experience to bear on the day's top news stories.

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